Qi Gong for Adults

While the Sands Point Preserve is closed, weekly Qi Gong classes are held online on Tuesdays at 10 – 10:45 am.

According to instructor Adina Dabija, Qi Gong is a form of moving meditation integrating body postures, breathing, and awareness. Through meditative movements, a clearer and calmer state of mind is achieved, accompanied by a deep state of relaxation.

Benefits: Harvard Medical School supports the long-standing evidence that Qi Gong has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves, muscles, immune system, and psychological health, including management and prevention of depression and anxiety:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/exercise-and-fitness/an-introduction-to-tai-chi

Class format: following a ten-minute warm up, we will do gentle breathing and visualization to stimulate and correct the qi flow to cleanse, circulate, and tonify your qi.  You will learn to use sounds, movements, and hand postures to align the mind with the heart and the body. Each week there will be a self-observational study assigned, so you can practice and monitor your own progress. Wear comfortable clothing; bring a bottle of water with lemon juice, and a pen and notebook.

Instructor Adina Dabija is a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist, and nationally certified in Oriental Medicine by the National Commission for Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She holds a Clinical Master Degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and formal certifications in Medical Qi Gong from the Institute of Classical Asian Studies, New York. Founder of several acupuncture clinics, Adina also co-founder of the Sol Center, a holistic health and meditation center in Port Washington, New York, with an emphasis on the top down (mind to body) approach.

More about Qi Gong:
https://www.qigonginstitute.org

Admission
Members: $8 per person
Non-Members: $12 per person
Pre-register by calling 516.304.5076.
Zoom access code will be provided.